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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456848803321

Titolo

Knowledge matters [[electronic resource] ] : the public mission of the research university / / edited by Diana Rhoten and Craig Calhoun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press New York, c2011

ISBN

1-283-13602-3

9786613136022

0-231-52183-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (559 p.)

Collana

Columbia/SSRC book

Altri autori (Persone)

RhotenDiana

CalhounCraig J. <1952->

Disciplina

378/.013

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Research

Public universities and colleges - Research

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives

Education, Higher - Social aspects

Knowledge, Sociology of

Education and globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Everyone from parents to policymakers has an interest in the mission of higher education, yet in many cases, the shifting relationship between public and private goods and public and private purposes has complicated that mission. Recent changes in organization, funding, and assessment have also altered the public purpose of universities. In this collection, scholars from around the world confront the realities of higher education and the future of its public and private agenda. Their perspective illuminates the trajectory of education in the twenty-first century and the continuing importance o